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The Last Of Robin Hood will focus on the controversial relationship between Flynn, played by Kevin Klein, and teenage actress Beverly Aadland, who was with him when he died in 1959 at the age of 50.
Flynn, who was cleared of statutory rape charges in 1942, was married to actress Patrice Wymore until his death, but romanced Aadland after casting her in his final film, Cuban Rebel Girls.
Susan Sarandon will play Beverly's mum Florence Aadland, who wrote 1961 book The Big Love about Flynn's relationship with her daughter.
The film is due for release later this year (13).

"We're homebodies. She cooks for me. She loves to cook. I go to her house. Certainly there are times it's crazy, but we're also just friends. We go to Target to get wrapping paper. She has to do things like everyone else." Dakota Fanning on her friendship with Runaways co-star Kristen Stewart.

The War Of The Worlds star looks forward to the Christmas fun which involves searching for a pickle-shaped ornament hidden somewhere on the decorated tree - and whoever finds it wins a prize.
However, Fanning was left empty-handed last year (11) when she located the hidden pickle and didn't receive her coveted reward as her parents had forgotten to buy one.
She tells British newspaper the Daily Telegraph, "We have my dad's mother from Germany stay for the season and we have imported the tradition they have in that country of hiding a pickle ornament in a tree, and whoever finds it gets a prize. But my parents forgot to get a prize for the winner last time, and I was like, 'I found it, where's my prize?' So my Christmas wish is that they organise one for this year."

Spielberg's latest film, Lincoln, hit U.S. theatres last month (Nov12) and to celebrate his long career of successes, the trio got together for a creative tribute piece in America's Harper's Bazaar magazine.
Akerman thrills by recreating the scene where a skinny-dipping Chrissie Watkins, played by Susan Backlinie, is killed by a great white shark in his 1975 classic Jaws, while The Ides of March star Wood acts as a horrified Laura Dern who was terrorised by dinosaurs in Spielberg's Jurassic Park.
Fanning steps into the role of distraught mother Melinda Dillon comforting her on-screen son in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and 13-year-old actress Kiernan Shipka also participated in the shoot, portraying a young Drew Barrymore in blonde pigtails as she kisses the titular character in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

While the annual Sundance film festival continues to be a place that launches young filmmaking talent, over the years it's also become a star-studded publicity machine attracting big names looking to debut their new films. The list of celebs attending the 2013 festival for the out-of-competition premieres of their new movies should not disappoint.
The most anticipated premiere won't happen until the end of the festival, when the Steve Jobs biopic jOBS, starring Ashton Kutcher as the Apple guru, is honored as the closing night film.
Oscar-winning screenwriters (and sometime sitcom stars) Nat Faxon and Jim Rash will make their directorial debut with a film they wrote called The Way, Way Back, starring Steve Carell and Toni Collette.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt will take it one step further by starring in his self-penned directorial debut, DonJon's Addiction, alongside Scarlett Johansson and Julianne Moore.
There's also Lovelace, with Amanda Seyfried as the titular '70s porn star, the third union of Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Midnight, and Jane Campion's six-hour epic Top of the Lake, among many others.
The documentaries premiering out of competition cover diverse topics, including Wikileaks, Jeremy Lin, multiple sclerosis, Dick Cheney and more.
The 2013 Sundance Film Festival runs from Jan. 17-27, 2013.
2013 PREMIERES
A.C.O.D. / U.S.A. (Director: Stuart Zicherman, Screenwriters: Ben Karlin, Stuart Zicherman) — Carter is a well-adjusted Adult Child of Divorce. So he thinks. When he discovers he was part of a divorce study as a child, it wreaks havoc on his family and forces him to face his chaotic past. Cast: Adam Scott, Richard Jenkins, Catherine O'Hara, Amy Poehler, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clark Duke.
Before Midnight / U.S.A. (Director: Richard Linklater, Screenwriters: Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Richard Linklater— We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna. Before the clock strikes midnight, we will again become part of their story. Cast: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Ariane Labed, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick.
Big Sur / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Michael Polish) — Unable to cope with a suddenly demanding public and battling advanced alcoholism, Jack Kerouac seeks respite in three brief sojourns to a cabin in Big Sur, which reveal his mental and physical deterioration. Cast: Jean-Marc Barr, Kate Bosworth, Josh Lucas, Radha Mitchell, Anthony Edwards, Henry Thomas.
Breathe In / U.S.A. (Director: Drake Doremus, Screenwriters: Drake Doremus, Ben York Jones) — When a foreign exchange student arrives in a small upstate New York town, she challenges the dynamics of her host family's relationships and alters their lives forever. Cast: Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones, Amy Ryan, Mackenzie Davis.
Don Jon's Addiction / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Joseph Gordon-Levitt) — In Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s charming directorial debut, a selfish modern-day Don Juan attempts to change his ways. Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Tony Danza, Glenne Headly, Rob Brown.
The East / U.S.A. (Director: Zal Batmanglij, Screenwriters: Zal Batmanglij, Brit Marling) — An operative for an elite private intelligence firm goes into deep cover to infiltrate a mysterious anarchist collective attacking major corporations. Bent on apprehending these fugitives, she finds her loyalty tested as her feelings grow for the group's charismatic leader. Cast: Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page, Toby Kebbell, Shiloh Fernandez, Patricia Clarkson.
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete / U.S.A. (Director: George Tillman Jr., Screenwriter: Michael Starrbury) — Separated from their mothers and facing a summer in the Brooklyn projects alone, two boys hide from police and forage for food, with only each other to trust. A story of salvation through friendship and two boys against the world. Cast: Skylan Brooks, Ethan Dizon, Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks, Anthony Mackie, Jeffrey Wright.
jOBS / U.S.A. (Director: Joshua Michael Stern, Screenwriter: Matt Whiteley) — The true story of one of the greatest entrepreneurs in American history, jOBS chronicles the defining 30 years of Steve Jobs’ life. jOBS is a candid, inspiring and personal portrait of the one who saw things differently. Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad, Lukas Haas, J.K. Simmons, Matthew Modine. CLOSING NIGHT FILM
The Look of Love / United Kingdom (Director: Michael Winterbottom, Screenwriter: Matt Greenhalgh) — The true story of British adult magazine publisher and entrepreneur Paul Raymond. A modern day King Midas story, Raymond became one of the richest men in Britain at the cost of losing those closest to him. Cast: Steve Coogan, Anna Friel, Imogen Poots, Tamsin Egerton.
Lovelace / U.S.A. (Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, Screenwriter: Andy Bellin) — Deep Throat, the first pornographic feature film to be a mainstream success, was an international sensation in 1972 and made its star, Linda Lovelace, a media darling. Years later the “poster girl for the sexual revolution” revealed a darker side to her story. Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Hank Azaria, Adam Brody, James Franco, Sharon Stone.
The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman / U.S.A. (Director: Fredrik Bond, Screenwriter: Matt Drake) — Traveling abroad, Charlie Countryman falls for Gabi, a Romanian beauty whose unreachable heart has its origins in Nigel, her violent, charismatic ex. As the darkness of Gabi’s past increasingly envelops him, Charlie resolves to win her heart, or die trying. Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Evan Rachel Wood, Mads Mikkelsen, Rupert Grint, James Buckley, Til Schweiger.
Prince Avalanche / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: David Gordon Green) — Two highway road workers spend the summer of 1988 away from their city lives. The isolated landscape becomes a place of misadventure as the men find themselves at odds with each other and the women they left behind. Cast: Paul Rudd, Emile Hirsch.
Stoker / U.S.A. (Director: Park Chan-Wook, Screenwriter: Wentworth Miller) — After India's father dies in an auto accident, her Uncle Charlie comes to live with her and her mother, Evelyn. Soon after his arrival, India suspects that this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives but becomes increasingly infatuated with him. Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode, Dermot Mulroney, Jacki Weaver, Nicole Kidman.
Sweetwater / U.S.A. (Directors: Logan Miller, Noah Miller, Screenwriter: Andrew McKenzie) — In the late 1800s, a fanatical religious leader, a renegade Sheriff, and a former prostitute collide in a blood triangle on the rugged plains of the New Mexico Territory. Cast: Ed Harris, January Jones, Jason Isaacs, Eduardo Noriega, Steven Rude, Amy Madigan.
Top of the Lake / Australia, New Zealand (Directors: Jane Campion, Garth Davis, Screenwriters: Jane Campion, Gerard Lee) — A 12-year-old girl stands chest deep in a frozen lake. She is five months pregnant, and won't say who the father is. Then she disappears. So begins a haunting mystery that consumes a community. Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Holly Hunter, Peter Mullan, David Wenham. This six-hour film will screen once during the Festival.
Two Mothers / Australia, France (Director: Anne Fontaine, Screenwriter: Christopher Hampton) — This gripping tale of love, lust and the power of friendship charts the unconventional and passionate affairs of two lifelong friends who fall in love with each other’s sons. Cast: Naomi Watts, Robin Wright, Xavier Samuel, James Frechevile.
Very Good Girls / U.S.A. (Director and screenwriter: Naomi Foner) — In the long, half-naked days of a New York summer, two girls on the brink of becoming women fall for the same guy and find that life isn't as simple or safe as they had thought. Cast: Dakota Fanning, Elizabeth Olsen, Boyd Holbrook, Demi Moore, Richard Dreyfuss, Ellen Barkin.
The Way, Way Back / U.S.A. (Directors and screenwriters: Nat Faxon, Jim Rash) — Duncan, an introverted 14-year-old, comes into his own over the course of a comedic summer when he forms unlikely friendships with the gregarious manager of a rundown water park and the misfits who work there. Cast: Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, Sam Rockwell, Maya Rudolph, Liam James.
2013 DOCUMENTARY PREMIERES
ANITA / U.S.A. (Director: Freida Mock) — Anita Hill, an African-American woman, charges Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas with sexual harassment in explosive Senate hearings in 1991 – bringing sexual politics into the national consciousness and fueling 20 years of international debate on the issues.
The Crash Reel / U.S.A. (Director: Lucy Walker) — The jaw-dropping story of one unforgettable athlete, Kevin Pearce; one eye-popping sport, snowboarding; and one explosive issue, traumatic brain injury. An epic rivalry between Kevin and Shaun White culminates in a life-changing crash and a comeback story with a difference. SALT LAKE CITY GALA FILM
History of the Eagles / U.S.A. (Director: Alison Ellwood) — Using never-before-seen home movies, archival footage and new interviews with all current and former members of the Eagles, this documentary provides an intimate look into the history of the band and the legacy of their music.
Linsanity / U.S.A. (Director: Evan Leong) — Jeremy Lin came from a humble background to make an unbelievable run in the NBA. State high school champion, all-Ivy League at Harvard, undrafted by the NBA and unwanted there: his story started long before he landed on Broadway.
Pandora's Promise / U.S.A. (Director: Robert Stone) — A growing number of environmentalists are renouncing decades of antinuclear orthodoxy and have come to believe that the most feared and controversial technology known to mankind is probably our greatest hope.
Running from Crazy / U.S.A. (Director: Barbara Kopple) — Mariel Hemingway, granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway, strives for a greater understanding of her family history of suicide and mental illness. As tragedies are explored and deeply hidden secrets are revealed, Mariel searches for a way to overcome a similar fate.
Sound City / U.S.A. (Director: Dave Grohl) — Through interviews and performances with the legendary musicians and producers who worked at America's greatest unsung recording studio, Sound City, we explore the human element of music, and the lost art of analog recording in an increasingly digital world.
We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks / U.S.A. (Director: Alex Gibney) — In 2010, WikiLeaks and its sources used the power of the Internet to usher in what was for some a new era of transparency and for others the beginnings of an information war.
When I Walk / U.S.A., Canada (Director: Jason DaSilva) — At 25, filmmaker and artist Jason DaSilva finds out he has a severe form of multiple sclerosis. This film shares his personal and grueling journey over the next seven years. Along the way, an unlikely miracle changes everything.
Which Way is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington / U.S.A. (Director: Sebastian Junger) — Shortly after the release of his documentary Restrepo, photographer Tim Hetherington was killed in Libya. Colleague Sebastian Junger traces Hetherington's work across the world's battlefields to reveal how he transcended the boundaries of image-making to become a luminary in his profession.
The World According to Dick Cheney / U.S.A. (Directors: R.J. Cutler, Greg Finton) — How did Dick Cheney become the single-most-powerful nonpresidential figure in American history? This multi-layered examination of Cheney's life, career, key relationships and controversial worldview features exclusive interviews with the former vice president and his closest allies.
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Well ladies and gents, the day has finally arrived — with the release of Breaking Dawn - Part 2, the period in our nation's history officially known as the Twilight era is coming to its bloody end. Teens will cry. Edward-loving Moms will die (or not, because Fifty Shades of Grey is coming out soon). Husbands and teenage boys will breathe massive sighs of relief. But for those of us who don't fall into any of these categories, I propose a different way to mourn (or celebrate): A Twilight drinking game!
Again, I must add a disclaimer: Hollywood.com in no way endorses sneaking alcohol into movie theaters. But I do, so grab your purse (or your lady friend with the biggest purse), buy a bottle, print the rules, and play! (You can also buy a large Diet Coke from the concession stand and fill it with a mini bottle of Jack Daniels. That's what I do. But be sure to have a designated driver, K?)
Take a sip:
Whenever the Volvo sponsorship becomes apparent
Whenever you think, "That wasn't in the book."
Whenever Edward looks all broody
Whenever a new vampire is introduced
Every time Michael Sheen giggles
Whenever Charlie Swan shows up, because we love him
At the end credits, every time you see a face that didn't appear in Breaking Dawn 2
Take two sips:
When you meet a vampire who reminds you of Sesame Street's The Count
When you meet a vampire who looks like a British Kurt Cobain
Whenever the fake-looking baby Renesmee does anything, ever
When Bella meets a cougar
Whenever Kellan Lutz gets a line Whenever you see a flash to the future
During the arm-wrestling competition Take three sips: When Dakota Fanning throws something in a fire. You'll know it when you see it. "That woman knows her trout." Same. For Dexterfans: When you see a familiar face For The Wirefans: When you see a familiar face For Revolutionfans: (You get where I'm going with this) Waterfall: During Taylor Lautner's "Magic Mikemoment" Follow Shaunna on Twitter @HWShaunna [Photo Credit: Summit Entertainment] MORE: 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 2': Why Rob Pattinson Wants to Be a Sex Scene Director — VIDEO Twilight' Inspires Edwards Vs. Jacobs — The Pop Culture Saga 10 Crimes Committed By the Characters of 'Twilight'
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If there's a cinematic alchemy award to be given this year director Bill Condon deserves to take it home after magically turning the tedious Twilight franchise into entertainment gold. 2011's Part 1 was a horror camp romp that turned the supernatural love triangle — the naval gazing trio of Bella Edward and Jacob — on its head. Breaking Dawn - Part 2 continues the madcap exploration of a world populated by vampires and werewolves mining even more comedy thrills and genuine character moments out of conceit than ever before. The film occasionally sidesteps back into Edward and Bella's meandering romance (an evident hurdle of author Stephenie Meyer's source material) but the duller moments are overshadowed by the movie's nimble pace and playful attitude. Breaking Dawn - Part 2 will elicit laughs aplenty — but thankfully they're all on purpose.
Part 2 picks up immediately following the events of the first film Bella (Kristen Stewart) having been turned into a vampire by Edward (Robert Pattinson) to save her life after the torturous delivery of her half-human half-vampire child Renesmee. She awakes to discover super senses heightened agility increased strength… and a thirst for blood. One dead cougar later Bella and the gang are able to focus on the real troubles ahead: Renesmee is rapidly growing (think Jack) and vampiric overlords The Volturi perceive her a threat to vampiric secrecy. Knowing the Volturi will travel to Forks WA to kill the young girl (a 10-year-old just a month after being born) The Cullens amass an army of bloodsucking friends to end the oppression once and for all.
Packed with an absurd amount of backstory and mythology-twisting plot points (some vampires can shoot lightning now?) Condon and series screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg mine revel in the beefed up ensemble of Breaking Dawn - Part 2 and thanks to a wildly funny cast it never feels like pointless deviation. Along with the usual suspects Lee Pace adds swagger to the series as a grungy alt-rock vampire Noel Fisher appears as a hilarious over-the-top battle-ready Russian coven member and Michael Sheen returns has Volturi head honcho Aro and steels the show. Flamboyant diabolical and a steady stream of maniacal laughter Sheen owns Condon's high camp vision for Twilight and he lights up the screen. There are a few throw away nations of vampires — the oddly stereotypical Egyptian and Amazonians sects are there mostly there to off-set the extreme whiteness — but the actors involved bring liveliness to a franchise known for being soulless. Even Stewart Pattinson and Taylor Lautner give personal bests in this installment — a scene between Bella and her dad Charlie (Billy Burke) is genuinely heartfelt while Jacob's overprotective hero schtick finally lands.
Whereas Breaking Dawn - Part 1 stuck mostly to the personal story relying on the intimate moments as Bella and Edward took the big plunge into marriage and sex Part 2 paints with broader strokes and Condon has a ball. Delving into the history of the vampires and the vampire world outside Forks is Pandora's Box for the director. One scene where we learn why kids scare the heck of the Volturi captures a scope of medieval epics — along with the bloodshed. Twilight might be known for its sexual moments but Breaking Dawn - Part 2 will go down for its abundance of decapitations. The big set piece in the finale is something to behold both in the craftsmanship of the spectacle and in its bizarre nature.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 had the audience hooting hollering and even gasping as it twisted and turned to the final moments. There's little doubt that even the biggest naysayer of the franchise would do the same. No irony here: the conclusion of Twilight is a blast.

We know you don't want to hear this, Twihards, but it's officially the beginning of the end. On Monday night at Los Angeles' Nokia Theater, Robert Pattinson (clad in a green suit, presumably just because he can), Kristen Stewart (pictured) and Taylor Lautner were on hand, among others from the Twilight world and beyond to walk the red carpet for the world premiere for the saga's final installment Breaking Dawn — Part 2.
The stars waved to devoted fans, signed autographs, took pictures and wore their finest duds (and even green Gucci suits) to the big event. Check out our gallery of photos from last night's premiere ofTwilight: Breaking Dawn — Part 2 premiere, which includes shots of attendees such as Kellan Lutz, Ashley Greene, Peter Facinelli, and Dakota Fanning.
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Twilight: Breaking Dawn — Part 2 opens in theaters on November 17.
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Are you ready, Twilight fans? (Don't worry, I won't call you twihards.) It's the beginning of the end—the vampire/human love story has its big red carpet debut today, signifying the end of the Twilight era. Are you holding up alright? Do you need a hanky? (You probably already have Robert Pattinson-themed tissue paper, I'm sure. Plus ew, hankies.) Looking for any last way to soak in the last remnants of Team Edward vs. Team Jacob before the final credits roll? Why don't you check out the red carpet arrivals then!
Yahoo! Movies has the video and we've got it right here for you! Check it out below and hug that life-size cardboard cutout of Taylor Lautner tight. It'll be OK. You'll get through this as one big, happy, vampire-and-werewolves-obsessed family.
The live coverage isn't just any live coverage. Oh no, teaming up with Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment, the The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn Part 2 red carpet will be streamed in HD, and will feature some of the most comprehensive coverage of the red carpet you've ever seen! With four (not one or two or even three! Four!) hosts on two interview platforms (including the talent's first stop at the main stage, and a multi-camera setup across the carpet with 8 cameras, including main stage, arrivals, fashion, bird-s eye view and fan-cam vantage points)! That's a lot of vantages!
The live stream will showcase all of the excitement in real-time, with an opportunity for fans to submit questions for the stars (the hashtag for the event is #BreakingDawnLive).
What will Kristen Stewart wear? Will Dakota Fanning be there? Will we finally know the truth about Kristen and Rob's allegedly rekindled relationship? Will author Stephanie Meyer cry? So many questions! But so many answers lay ahead if you tune in LIVE at 4:30 PM PST (7:30 PM EST) below!
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On Nov. 16, Twilight fans around the world will say goodbye to their favorite saga as the epic finale, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2 hits theaters. Twilight fans – self-proclaimed Twihards – are some of the most passionate and driven fans any genre could ever hope to see. Before the final Twilight movie hits theaters with a worldwide event, Hollywood.com decided to get into the mindset of a Twihard by profiling one of Twilight’s biggest fans.
Meet Jamie. A 28-year-old NYC resident originally from Florida, Jamie is Hollywood.com's featured Twihard. We'll be getting to know her and learning all about what a day in the life of a Twihard is like over the next two weeks. We began by focusing on the first days of her life as a Twihard. Now let's find out how she took the above picture, and how many others she has just like it.
Jamie knows she’s a Twihard, and she has the experiences and photographic evidence to prove it. “I’m a big fan,” she says. “I’m not like a crazy teenage fan, but I’ve met three vampires, seen one, and met one werewolf. I pride myself on saying that.”
While some Twihards fervently believe that vampires and werewolves are real, Jamie has her feet firmly planted on the ground. She is actually referring to the actors who play the mythological creatures in the Twilight saga movies. “I did meet Robert Pattinson [last year], and he was on the checklist of people I want to meet,” Jamie says. "My friend works for Letterman and I told her if Robert Pattinson or Radiohead ever got on Letterman you need to help me and I need to meet him!”
Jamie got her wish when Pattinson appeared on David Letterman on Nov. 8, 2011. “I remember going to my boss and saying, ‘Look, remember I told you that if I ever have a chance to meet Robert Pattinson… ’ And before I could finish she was just like, ‘You’re turning red, you can go.’ I got there really, really early because I was just paranoid. There were these little girls standing next to me with their mom, and he came and he took pictures with these little girls and then the mom was like, ‘Oh, me too!’ And I was like, wait, what? And he was about to walk away, so I had to say, ‘No I’m sorry, I’m a big fan. Can I get a picture?'” Her persistence paid off, and Jamie got her picture with Pattinson, which she proudly displays at work by her computer. But that picture wasn’t the only one that got attention after that day.
“Apparently, because I was wearing red and blocking the paparazzi, I ended up in all these pictures,” Jamie says. “I didn’t know until the next day when somebody was on Popsugar.com, she was like, ‘Jamie Jamie is on Popsugar!’ So I started looking up all these fansites and realized I was on, like, six or seven of them. In one picture it looks like we’re a couple. In others it literally looks like I’m his publicist. Like, I have a paper in my hand and I’m showing him where to go. They’re funny candid photos. It definitely was the best moment.”
And if Pattinson was one of the vampires she met, who were the others? “I had a really fun moment where I met Kellan Lutz [Emmett Cullen] by accident when the movies first came out. That was another really awesome moment,” Jamie says. How did the meeting go down? She was at a club in Miami with a friend when they noticed 90210’s AnnaLynne McCord, who was dating Lutz at the time. “I saw her and then I saw Ashley Greene [Alice Cullen], and I turn around and I see Kellan Lutz. I said, ‘Oh my god, you’re from Twilight!’ It was very organic,” unlike her “surreal” experience meeting Pattinson. “It’s just one of those things where you think it’s never going to happen. It was the highlight of my year.”
Along with Pattinson, Lutz, and Greene, Jamie has also met Jackson Rathbone (Jasper Cullen) and she's seen evil vampire Jane (Dakota Fanning), from afar. “I saw Dakota Fanning on the street once,” Jamie says. “I was like, ‘Oh, that girl has cute shoes,’ and then I realized that it was Dakota Fanning! I didn’t say anything to her but everyone else I actually met and took a picture with, so it’s pretty cool.”
Jamie knows that she has met more than her fair share of the vampires that make up the world of Twilight, and she’s content with that. “As far as the cast goes, I think I’m pretty set,” Jamie says. “I met all the big ones. It would nice to meet all of them but if it doesn’t happen that way I think I’ve done my quota. I’ve met more than most people who don’t work in publicity have.” But if she could meet any other member of the Cullen family, who would it be? “Peter Facinelli [Carlisle Cullen] wouldn’t be such a bad thing,” Jamie says laughing.
Even though Jamie is passionately Team Vampire, she wouldn’t pass up the chance to meet the werewolf caught up in a love triangle with a human and a vampire. That’s right, along with all the Cullens she has met, Jamie also met Taylor Lautner at an MTV event in Los Angeles in 2008. This was back when Lautner had yet to bulk up in the fight to keep his role for the second movie, New Moon, in lieu of a taller, beefier actor. “He was so tiny,” Jamie says. “And people were so worried about him being able to play Jacob. And I was like, he’s going to go through puberty in, like, five minutes.”
In New Moon, Jacob begins his transition from human to werewolf, and his body changes rapidly. He has a massive growth spurt, and bulks up in a short amount of time. “Obviously in the books he’s supposed to be a little taller, but I think he played the role fine,” Jamie says. “He’s good-looking kid, he fits the part, I think out of all the characters he’s the most enthusiastic about his role. I’m not a Jake fan but I don’t hate on Jacob. So I do think that was a smart decision [keeping Lautner on as Jacob]. [His muscle gain] was unbelievable. I show people pictures of when I met him and they’re like, what? He was like a little baby and now he bulked up. He definitely worked for that. It’s funny to see how much he bulked up… and how much Robert Pattinson didn’t.”
Despite the fact that Pattinson is her favorite, Jamie does admit that the actor's performance skills leave something to be desired during some key Twilight moments. But if Pattinson didn’t play Edward, who could have embodied the role better? “I thought about that so many times,” Jamie says. “I think Robert Pattinson has the look. I think he’s gorgeous and I think he definitely going to become a better actor but I think this was just a very new role for him. Friends and I have definitely played the game of who could play who, but we’re always stumped with who else could play Edward. There was just no one in their early 20s that could have fit that role. No one really wanted a 17-year-old boy to play a 17-year-old vampire. We wanted it to be someone that was a little more mature than, like, Justin Bieber.”
When it comes to the other roles, Jamie is much more decisive with how to cast better actors. Like many Edward fans, “I don’t like Kristen Stewart,” Jamie says. And the actress' recent cheating scandal certainly didn't help. “Just tramp. Tramp!” Jamie says. “She’s just stupid because this girl spent so much time talking about how her life is private and she doesn’t want anybody to talk about her dating and all that stuff and then goes and cheats and then makes a public apology. And I’m like, ‘You’re an idiot.’ Then when I heard they got back together, I was like, ‘I’m done with him!’ I have no respect for him anymore if he took her back.”
Jamie isn’t sure whether or not Stewart and Pattinson’s relationship is real or fake, but it doesn’t change her opinion of Stewart either way. “Whether it’s a publicity stunt or not, she just sucks,” Jamie says. “I’m not a fan of her. She always has the same facial expressions. And I mean, she couldn’t keep her pants closed before this movie was over? She couldn’t have waited six more months?”
Read the first of this four part series here, and stay tuned to read more about Hollywood.com's Twihard, Jamie Jamie, as A Day in the Life of a Twihard series continues on Nov. 14.
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Returned for two-part finale "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1" (2011) and "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2" (2012), both directed by Bill Condon

Played the daughter of Robert De Niro in the thriller "Hide and Seek"

Starred in the live-action/computer-animated feature film "Charlotte's Web," based on the book by E.B. White

Portrayed Cherie Currie, the lead vocalist of "The Runaways," from writer and director Floria Sigismondi; Stewart co-starred as Joan Jett

Portrayed the title character at age five on an episode of "Ally McBeal" (Fox)

Co-starred with Jennifer Hudson and Queen Latifah in the feature adaptation of "The Secret Life of Bees"

Reprised the role of the vampire Jane in "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"

Voiced title character in animated stop-motion horror fantasy "Coraline"

Played the young version of Reese Witherspoon's character in "Sweet Home Alabama"

At age five appeared in a TV commercial for Tide detergent

Co-starred with Kurt Russell in "Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story"

Played the uptight child to Brittany Murphy's immature nanny in "Uptown Girls"

Landed breakthrough film role as the daughter of a mentally challenged man (Sean Penn) who fights for custody in "I Am Sam"; shared role with sister Elle Fanning; became youngest actress nominated for a SAG Award

Made feature film debut in "Tomcats"

Cast as Sally, opposite Mike Myers in the title role, in "The Cat in the Hat"

Played a young girl coping with the effects of abuse by singing and dancing like Elvis in the controversial "Hounddog"

Made TV debut on an episode of NBC's "ER" playing an accident victim with leukemia

Cast as powerful vampire Jane in second installment of series "The Twilight Saga: New Moon"; first film with Kristen Stewart

Played a nine-year-old who wins over the heart of a retired assassin (Denzel Washington) hired to protect her from kidnappers in "Man on Fire"

Cast by Steven Spielberg in the lead child role of Allison 'Allie' Clarke/Keys in the science fiction miniseries "Taken" (Sci Fi Channel)

Re-teamed with Spielberg when she was cast opposite Tom Cruise in "War of the Worlds"

Co-starred in supernatural thriller "Push" along with Chris Evans and Camilla Belle

Summary

Holding one's own opposite formidable talent Sean Penn would be an accomplishment for any Hollywood newcomer, but the fact that Dakota Fanning did so at the age of six in the critically acclaimed "I Am Sam" (2001), announced the arrival of a very different "child star. " Fanning was subsequently called upon to impart her sweet radiance and old-soul worldliness to dramas and thrillers like "Man on Fire" (2004) and "War of the Worlds" (2005), where she was consistently praised for her mature emotional characterizations and ultra professionalism. With career beginnings more akin to Jodie Foster than the Olsen twins, Fanning was generally cast in adult fare, though she did earn her share of young fans with family offerings like the terrific adaptation of "Charlotte's Web" (2006) and the less-than-stellar interpretation of "Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat" (2003). Fanning held the honor of being the youngest actor ever invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, and maintained a reputation of high standards and quality dramatic projects as she morphed into a willowy teen.

Played minor league baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals; also worked as an electronics salesman

Education

Name

Campbell Hall Episcopal High School

New York University

Notes

"Meeting new people, reading different scripts and getting the opportunity to be somebody different for a day – for a couple of months. It's something that I love to do." – Fanning to Venice magazine, August 2003

"I've learned something from every actor that I've ever worked with and every director. I try to get better and better. When I think back to 'I Am Sam' (2001) and watch the movie again, I just think how much I've learned since then and how lucky I am to have been able to learn." – Fanning quoted to Venice, magazine, July 2005

In 2006, at the age of 12, Fanning was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, becoming the youngest member in the Academy's history.

"I want to do roles that challenge me, but there are things I still can't do in films. There are also things I've grown out of, which is sometimes harder. A lot of people still think of me as younger, and I want audiences to grow up with me." – Fanning quoted in Entertainment Weekly, July 2, 2010